High Wind in Western Aleutians, Alaska

High Wind January 15, 2013 – January 16, 2013 · Western Aleutians, Alaska

74 mph

Measured gust (64 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Shemya (PASY) reported winds over 70 mph from around 11 PM AKST January 15 through 9 AM AKST January 16th. The peak of the event was 74 mph. No reported damage or injuries.

The wider storm

A very strong low with a central pressure of 936 mb developed off Japan and moved to the western Aleutian Islands. As this low approached winds in the western Aleutians reached high wind levels even though the system was slowly weakening.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 433000. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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